The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-21
PERSONAL.

OAKEY HALL writes from London to say that
he is not to become managing editor of the New
York Herald.
RIDER HAGGARD has a brother who is British
Consul at Tamatave, and viii soon issue a work
on Madagascar.
KING HUMBERT, of Italy, is only 43 years old,
but his hair is nearly white He is the hardest
worked monarch o. Europe.
Mr.. THoERE is going on to Washington in a
few days to sac to the preparation of his politi-
cal suit against Speaker Carlisle.
WILLIAM d. HowELLs will go to the national
capital this winter to gather more materials for
his promised novel on Washington life.
THE new story which "Ouida" is writing is
said to be a picture of society in Rome and
London--on the lines of her tale In q Winter
City
street huge earrings in the shape of crosses
Each earring is made of six i've dollar gold
pieces.
DR. HOLMES once jocularly said that he had
to chalk the house at which be was visiting III
Philadelphia, III order To tell it from the others
In the row.
THOMAS VI. NIcHoL, who was at one time pri-
vate secretary of Gen. Garfield. is going TO tell
some of the, inside Garfield history in series OF
newspaper contributions.
QUEEN VIcToRIA's present 70 the Pope on the
occasion of the Holy Fathers Jubilee viii be a
and with beautifully Illuminated pipes.
EX-SENATOR FERRY, of Michigan, is adding to
his Utah mining properties. lie is now in Salt
Lake, and is said TO contemplate removing from
the Northwest to tine Mormon territory.
Grown Prince FREDERICK WILLIAM of Ger
many, recently gave diamond pendant to the
wife of the innkeeper where he stayed, near
Norwood. England. After he left it was found
that the diamonds were paste. The husband
wrote to Berlin, but received no answer.
4 cERTAIS Lieut.. Werner having written home
TO the German press from Alden, describing the
colonizing enterprises OF the East African Com
pany as a scandulOuS failure and fiasco, against
timely warned, the company has resolved to
prosecute him for libel.
THE Duchess of Marlborough. mother of the
Duke, now travelling in America, is spoken of as
the mother of peeresses. Her daughters are
the Duchess OF Roxburghe, Baroness Ramsey
Baroness Winborne. Lady Majoribanks aud
NScountess CurIon. The two last named are
the wives OF heirs of peers, Lords Tweedmouth
and Howe.
w. W. BELKNAP, the Secretary Of War under
President Grant, who fell into disgrace, is max.
ing his home at the quiet little village OF Powhnt.
AN Court House about twenty miles south OF
Richmond. Va, On the Richmond and Danville
Railroad. Here he boards with private family
and lives in Sscusion. His time Is passed
among his books, and In the cultivation of
ilowers
GEN. A. w. GREEDY has devoted mnny hours
recently 20 labelling the spOils OF his Arctic ex.
petition, and espe sally 10 classifying the specl.
mems Of bowers aud grasses which be gathered
there. He has Distributed many OF these speci.
mems among hls friends =. Reich, the Fifth
avenue wine merchant. recently received from
the General a iiower gathered az Fort Conger,
which looks Ike a miniature sun. flower aud
high ~ point n lnti'iids yet relehe1 F0rt Con.
ger - 00 males IJin the North Pole.